Harbor Entrance

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This is a heavy break. The wave is scary, the locals are scary, and the sharks are scarier. Come with a gun, respect, and by yourself and you may get a few.

Atmosphere:
This place is heavy. Imagine Mundaka meets Pipe with a lot of closeout sections. A bomb right pits into the channel while the left goes below sea level sucking up, spitting and chewing all the way till the end. The place rips your wetsuit off if you screw up on a big day and you'll be lucky if you pop up from the most violent underwater thrashing you've ever experienced in less then 10 seconds. Be prepared: the rip takes you out of the bay right in the impact zone again and again and again

Additional Info:
You need balls and have to be an above average tuberider to handle The Entrance. If you pull up undergunned and think you can handle you will have your ass handed to you.

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Access

Drive to the North side of the Harbor of Eureka. This is one of the most dangerous harbor in the world.

WalkShort walk (5-15 min)
Public accessYes
4x4 requiredUnknown
Boat requiredUnknown
Wave Characteristics
TypeSandbar
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Ledgey
FrequencySometimes breaks (50 days/year)
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300m)
Ideal Conditions
Wind directionSouthEast, East
Swell directionNorth, NorthWest, West
Swell size3ft-5ft - 16ft and over
TideLow tide only
Tide movementRising tide
Crowd
WeekFew surfers
WeekendCrowded
Dangers

Rips / undertow, Rocks, Localism, Sharks

Videos

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